title: Intracoronary guidewire emboli: a unique complication and retrieval of the wire.
abstract: The breakdown of the guidewire during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and the retention of the broken part inside the coronary or systemic vascular system is a rare complication. With the use of a flexible guidewire, the incidence of these complications has markedly decreased. In this case report, we report the withdrawal of a broken guidewire from the distal coronary during PCI.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Ondokuz Mayis University Medical Faculty, Samsun, Turkey. sabridemircan@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Sabri
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Demircan
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yazici
authors.forename: Kenan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Durna
authors.forename: Erdogan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Yasar
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D020878:Device Removal; D004867:Equipment Design; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015641:Radiography, Interventional / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome